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I-817 Instructions	Old	New
Step 1. Reason for Filing Form I-817. Page 2. Step 2. Fill Out the Form I-817. Part 2 – Basis for my application. Page 3. Step 3. Submit Your Application. Page 4. How to Check If the Fees Are Correct. Page 4. Request for extension of Family Unity Benefits. Page 7. USCIS Forms and Information. Page 8.	I am requesting: Initial Family Unity benefits under section 301 of IMMACT 90. Check box A if this is your first application requesting Family Unity benefits. An extension of Family Unity benefits under section 301 of IMMACT 90. Check box B if you already have benefits under the Family Unity Program and you are requesting and extension. You must submit proof that a Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, has been filed on your behalf if the legalized alien through whom Family Unity benefits were obtained is a lawful permanent resident or naturalized U.S. citizen. Initial Family Unity benefits under the LIFE Act as amended. Check box C if this is your first application requesting Family Unity benefits under the LIFE Act as amended. Number 2 – Check one box that relates to what you are requesting. Note: Replacement EAD – The fee to replace a lost, stolen or mutilated EAD, or one that contains erroneous information, is the standard fee as explained on Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization Document. Visit our website at www.uscis.gov and scroll down to “Forms and E-Filing” to check the appropriate fees, or A list of all trips you have made outside the United States since you were last granted Family Unity benefits. This statement must include the dates and reason for each absence. If you have not been outside the United States since your last Form I-817 was approved, provide a statement affirming this fact. A list of all your residences in the United States since your last Form I-817 was approved. To order USCIS forms, call our toll-free forms line at 1-800-870-3676. You can also obtain information about immigration laws, regulations and procedures by calling our National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 or by visiting our internet website at www.uscis.gov.	I am requesting: Initial Family Unity benefits under section 301 of IMMACT 90. Check this box A if this is your first application requesting Family Unity benefits. An extension of Family Unity benefits under section 301 of IMMACT 90. Check this box B if you already have benefits under the Family Unity Program and you are requesting and extension. You must submit proof that a Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, has been filed on your behalf if the legalized alien through whom Family Unity benefits were obtained is a lawful permanent resident or naturalized U.S. citizen. a Initial Family Unity benefits under the LIFE Act as amended. Check this box C if this is your first application requesting Family Unity benefits under the LIFE Act as amended. Number 2 – Check one box that relates to what you are requesting. Number 3 – Check one box to indicate who you claim a relationship to. Note: You should not file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, with your Form I-817 to apply for initial or extension Family Unity benefits. Replacement EAD – If you need to The fee to replace areplace a previously issued EAD that was lost, stolen or or mutilated EAD. Or one that contains erroreous, you should file Form I-765 with the appropriate fee, is the standard fee as explained on Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. Visit our website at www.uscis.gov and scroll down toselect “Forms and E-FilingImmigration Forms” to check the appropriate fees, or A list of all trips you have made outside the United States since you were last granted Family Unity benefits. This statement must include the dates and reason for each absence. If you have not been outside the United States since your last Form I-817 was approved, provide a statement affirming this fact. Evidence that you have continuously resided in the United States since your last I-817 was approved. A list of all your residences in the United States since your last Form I-817 was approved. To order USCIS forms, you may either download the form from our internet website at www.usics.gov or call our toll-free forms line at 1-800-870-3676. You can also obtain information about immigration laws, regulations and procedures by calling our National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 or by visiting our internet website at www.uscis.gov.